10/9
Well, not the day after, but I have an update for you!
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"Hey, Gaara…? Look at this." My mother smiled, moving some large green leaves away and pointing towards a tiny yellow flower which suddenly appeared. "This meadow buttercup likes to stay with fresh grass. Cows do not eat it, because it makes them ill."
"Really…?" I asked, worried, "does it make us ill too?" I took steps away as soon as the words left my lips, suddenly afraid.
"Well… most flowers aren't good for us, you know. Though I'm not sure if this one is seriously bad for us." She smiled, taking away the sudden serious mood around us, "Just don't eat flowers, and you will be okay."
She let out a laugh, so kind, so warm, so mom it made my heart flutter and I couldn't stop myself from laughing with her.
"K-Kazekage-sama… your guests are having breakfast at the moment, a-and your personal chef is finishing your plate as we speak. I-I just wanted youtoknow!"
I blinked, but my secretary was long gone. I sighed, rolling my eyes from her obvious hint. 'Fine. I will go…'
The last fragrances of my mother left my mind as I rose up from the desk, noting the sudden lack of documents on it as I did so; I could faintly remember my secretary clutch some white sheets of paper close to her chest just before she left.
'Tch, she seriously wants me to eat, huh…?'
Wondering why she still worked here, I went to eat.
I have regretted that decision as soon as I went inside the dining room. So many things was happening at the same time that if I hadn't been good at showing no emotions, my face would look like a mixture between confusion, fear and annoyance.
Temari had whispered things to Shikamaru, her oh-so-obviously-boyfriend, and he had done vice-versa.
Kankuro and Shino had a bonding going on, where they bitched about no one understanding them.
Sakura was glaring at Naruto who wouldn't shut up about his latest mission.
Hinata was the only one, except from me, actually eating.
All actions stopped as Naruto Uzumaki asked me what the scroll from Lady Tsunade, or Lady Drunk as the other Kage's tends to call her, said.
That made me freeze for a moment, expecting danger, but nothing happened and I had to look at everyone who had stopped moving.
The thought I had, that was to tell him its contents, disappeared as soon as I met a soft pair of violet eyes, the owner expressing so much but also so little by how she looked at me.
And...I had no idea why I did it, the message wasn't confidential at all and none of us would suffer from its contents, but I found myself saying it. Saying I couldn't tell, that it was highly confidential. And the look of Hinata's face...
I'm completely speechless...all her emotions, revealing itself so... carelessly in front of everyone that could see.
I could feel my heart stop beating for a nerve-wrecking long while, only faintly hearing Naruto talk gibberish by my side, my whole attention at the Hyuuga who's eyes was flickering from me and Naruto and back again.
When I heard Sakura ask him if he was okay, I had to stop myself from showing my relief. And while Naruto tried (and failed) to lie about what he had thought (I had an idea, and I would have blushed if I hadn't been so good at hiding my emotions.), and with that not looking either me or Hinata in the eyes (which only proved my theory), I began to wonder who the silent and shy young Hyuuga was...
I pondered so much that I barely noticed the other occupants by the table stand up and about to leave. I panicked when I saw the girl of my most resent thoughts stand up, and I moved my fingers, and with that commanded my sand to thug at her sweater, easily getting all her attention.
Her eyes, so pale shade of violet, met mine and all the words I had thought of (which was none) escaped my mind, and all I could think about was her. I stared for so long that she looked away, embarrassed if I read her body language correctly, and I thought of what to say to break the uncomfortable silence surrounding us.
"Why are you blushing?"
"D-d-do you know... what Naruto i-imagined?"
We asked at the same time, both blinking in surprise afterwards, and I could only watch her blush deepen as she stuttered barely audible sentences.
As she stopped, realising what she just did, I was surprised she hadn't fainted by all the blood flowing in her cheeks. I strangely felt this need to help her, and I did.
"No... I don't know what Naruto imagined. I prefer not to know." I said, and looked at her, just waiting for her to understand that I was silently asking her to answer my own question.
"Um..." she said after a while, "I-I'm just not-"
"Are you afraid of me?" I cut in before I could stop myself, and for the first time I feared her answer.
"N-no, no!" she hurriedly stuttered, and shook her head furiously for added effect. "I-I'm not scared o-of you.. I-"
"Then why are you stuttering?" I asked, soon loosing my patience.
She stopped shaking her head, shocked by her facial expression, then began, somehow an uncertain and afraid, "I... I just... I just d-don't l-like attentionverymuch!" the last words so fast I had to decipher it, and when I did I could stop myself from showing my surprise.
"Attention by me... Because I'm Kazekage?"
"N-n... I just d-don't like attention in general," she said, before hurrying adding, "Kazekage-sama!" while blushing.
The title saddened me more than it should, "Aren't you the heiress of the Hyuuga-clan?"
She nodded, and the next words came both whispering and without any eye-contact, as though she was ashamed of her confession, "I'm w-waiting for my sister to g-get old enough so that she c-can take my place."
I nodded to show her I heard what she said, "You don't need to call me Kazekage-sama; you're a friend of Naruto after all."
Hinata looked at me uncertainly, "W-what do you w-want me to c-call you t-then?"
I shrugged, "whatever you want to call me." I really hope it's not 'Bastard'.
She bit her lip, then breathed the words out, "T-then you don't n-need to call m-me 'Hyuuga' or 'Hyuuga-sama'. You're an f-friend of Naruto after all."
My lips twitched, did she just...? "Then I won't, Hinata." I said calmly, though I was far from calm in the inside; Hinata Hyuuga is not like all the others...
She looked both shocked and...happy?...by my words, "Me neither, K-Ka... Gaara."
We held eye-contact for a time that felt like forever, and I knew I never would get tired by looking into her eyes. That simple fact scared me; I needed to get away.
"I hope to see you again later, Hinata." The words left my lips before I knew it, and it wasn't just me that was surprised.
"I-I hope it to..., Gaara."
My eyes widened by her words, and my heart beat quickened drastically. I really needed to get away.
"I'm happy to hear that." I said, and was out of the room in a blink.
I'm really happy to hear that...and that scares me.
So yeah, you got to learn a bit more about Gaara's childhood and love for his mother... and how he feels about Hinata.
I'm not completely happy with this chapter, and I will probably reread and fix it at a later time.
Hopefully you will be here to the next chapter! :D
